Acclaimed Irish indie artists Pillow Queens share their latest track and official video for ‘Like A Lesson.’ The band’s triumphant third studio album Name Your Sorrow is due out April 19th and available for pre-order now. This June, Pillow Queens will perform live across the UK and will support Snow Patrol in Limerick, IR on July 12th ahead of their biggest show to date on July 13th at Dublin Iveagh Gardens.
The guitar-driven ‘Like A Lesson’ explores the longing for intimacy and a desire for closeness as well as the fears and insecurities that come with sharing one’s self. On the raw subject matter, the band says the track dives into, “The notion of finding safety and comfort in the presence of love of limerence is emphasized, contrasting with the paralyzing fear of making mistakes or ruining your life or someone else’s. It delves into the feeling of being a lesson for someone, a side character in someone else’s story.” Over a hooky guitar riff, the track swells until the backing instruments fade for a moment and lead vocalist, bassist and guitarist Pamela Connolly belts, “I don’t wanna ruin my life/But I wanna go home with you.” Here, the band illustrates the thin line between fear and desire, and the risk involved in vulnerability.
It slowly became a blend of each band member’s music taste and is now a favourite to play live. The band continues, “Sonically, we were influenced by a range of artists from Blur and REM to Seminsonic, New Radicals, and Squeeze. It began as a song we felt had a strong country music influence and morphed into something that referenced a wide range of our musical tastes. It’s the 90s soft rock song on the album.”
Tickets for all live shows are available here: pillowqueens.com/live.
Pre-order Name Your Sorrow album HERE. Out on 19th April.
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